Home Window Tinting: Is Your Home “Sun Safe”?
Few people know that they may experience sun damage inside, even though it is common knowledge that it is vital to take sun protection measures outdoors. Even though exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) rays may cause injury to the skin and a rise in developing skin cancer, glass can effectively filter UVB rays. However, windows allow at least half of the sun’s ultraviolet A rays to enter the room. Window film is a choice that is gaining popularity. It may block as much as 99.9 percent of UVA radiation, providing significant protection for the inside of a building. UVA rays, while having a lower strength than UVB rays, are anywhere from 30 to 50 times more numerous and are present at a level of intensity that is reasonably consistent throughout daylight hours throughout the year. Window film may help protect your skin and goods from the potentially destructive effects of ultraviolet A (UVA) radiation.
According to Perry Robins, MD, President of The Skin Cancer Foundation, “Take a careful look at the items in your house that are exposed to direct sunlight to observe the harm that untreated glass may do.” If the sun has deteriorated, sitting on your couch might do as much harm to your skin as the sun did to your furniture.
Depending on the preferences of the client, residential and business window films are offered in a variety of shades, each of which may reduce glare by more than half while letting between 30 and 80 percent of visible light pass through. In addition to protecting one’s skin and the belongings in one’s home from harmful UV rays, applying window film may also help lower one’s monthly energy bills. Window film has two distinct effects on a home’s temperature: in warm weather, it helps keep the house cooler by reducing the heat produced inside, and in cold weather, it helps bring warm air back inside. In addition, there are new varieties of “safety” films that, if the glass is broken, assist in keeping it in its position in commercial and residential buildings. It is often thicker than the typical film to guard against the sun. Because of this may significantly lessen the likelihood of break-ins, property damage, and even physical harm that can arise from shattered glass.
Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation is linked to around 85 percent of all melanomas and 90 percent of all skin cancers that are not melanomas. The Skin Cancer Foundation encourages everyone to develop a comprehensive sun protection routine that should be followed throughout the year. This routine should involve finding shade, covering up with clothes, wearing a broad-brimmed hat and sunglasses that block UV rays, and applying broad-spectrum sunscreen daily.
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